A Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting, Pt. 3: Stance Balancing with Pulse Boot Labs
For Part 3 of our Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting series, Kara Williard and Kai Palkeinen, Founder of Pulse Boot Labs, dive into the intricate topic of stance balancing and canting ski boots. Kai explai...
7 Loka 202255min
Folsom Custom Skis: 22/23 Updates
Folsom builds custom skis in Denver, Colorado, and they have a LOT going on these days. So we discussed it all with their head ski builder / owner / CEO, Mike McCabe, including their 22/23 lineup; new...
30 Syys 20221h 11min
Blister Labs: Technical Apparel Ratings & Standards - Origins & Relevance
Those waterproof & breathability ratings on the tags of that rain jacket or those ski pants you’re about to buy: where did they come from? What’s the history? And how relevant are those standards? We ...
23 Syys 202229min
A Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting, Pt 2: Your Questions Answered by Master Bootfitters, Sam and Kara
In the second installment of our “Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting” series, Blister reviewer (and bootfitter) Kara Williard is joined again by Master Bootiftter, Sam Tischendorf. But this time it is all ...
16 Syys 20221h 17min
Blister Labs: Product Manufacturers vs. Researchers & Reviewers
Can engineering actually help us discover real-world characteristics about products that will be meaningful to end users? Or, when we incorporate quantitative data, do we mostly run the risk of having...
9 Syys 202245min
A Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting, Pt 1: The Basics
Few things in the world of ski gear are as complex, important, or misunderstood as bootfitting. So in this 1st episode of our new series on bootfitting, we dive into the basics with Sam Tischendorf, M...
2 Syys 20221h 25min
Blister Labs: MTB Wheelset Testing & Establishing Proof of Concept
Greg Vanderbeek is back with a Blister Labs update on our mountain-bike-wheels testing. We discuss why the dynamic modeling we’ve been doing in the field is a critical component for ongoing testing ba...
26 Elo 202224min
Optics & the Eyewear Industry with Julbo CEO, Dave Crothers
You do your research when it comes to your ski & bike & trail gear. But what about your eyewear? Julbo CEO, Dave Crothers, makes the case that there’s a whole lot more to lens technology that everyone...
19 Elo 202255min
